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Two young children are dead and their mother suffered major injuries after two family dogs attacked a baby and toddler outside their West Tennessee home.Kirstie Bennard, 30, suffered critical injuries when she tried to intervene in the attack on her 5-month-old boy, Hollace Dean, and 2-year-old girl, Lilly Jane, family and police said.
"She put her body on top of Lilly’s to try and protect her after the attack started," Bennard's uncle by marriage, Jeff Gibson told USA TODAY on Saturday. "Both (dogs) started attacking her while she lay on Lilly."The two children were pronounced dead when officials arrived at the home, the sheriff's office reported.
It was not immediately known what provoked the mauling.The mauling, Gibson said, lasted about 10 minutes.The dogs – two pit bulls that belonged to the family – were euthanized at Memphis Animal Services Thursday.
The family owned the pets, Cheech and Mia, for more than eight years without a violent incident, Kelsey Canfield, the mother's best friend, told Fox News.
"I can promise you those children were her world, and if there was any inkling of danger, she would have never had those dogs near her kids," Canfield told the outlet. "Those children were everything to them, and they just have a really long journey ahead."
How do you feel about PittBull's? I posted this because my wife shared this story with me and my son was just recently participating in a "read to sheltered dogs" event where you could adopt a dog (I know brilliant).
I've heard the arguments that PittBull's get a bad wrap, but it seems time and time again they are the focal point of dogs who do these horrible acts. [Reply]
here is what i received last night though...i mean come on man
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My son had the exact situation while walking his two little Shih Tzus with his wife. Where he lives, he's allowed to carry. Fearing for his safety and that of his wife and dogs, he pulled out his gun and shot the pitbull dead and is now charged with a felony. He's confident he'll be exonerated, but the trauma is nearly unbearable.
Originally Posted by tredadda:
We have a Pembroke Welsh Corgi who is trained and relatively well behaved most times. Some times though she ignores us and does what she wants. It stems from her being a herding dog. It’s instinctual for her to be the one in control. Doesn’t make her a bad dog or a dog with no discipline, just one whose instincts take over at times. Pit Bulls are bred to fight and all the training in the world could make them passive, but the risk of that side coming out is always there.
Same with my wiener dog. He's a great dog, and he always knows what you WANT him to do and he'll do that 95% of the time, but every once in awhile he gets stubborn and doesn't want to do it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by wazu:
Have a relative who had a pitbull who was properly trained and socialized. Snapped after 12 years and tried to kill her, mauling her hands and arms and leaving her hospitalized for weeks.
It does NOT all stem back to the owner.
One of the pits who attacked me lives with 3-4 other dogs. I assume he is quite well socialized. That particular pit was not as aggressive but on a bad day when it had not been fed, who knows? I stopped walking that street.
THIS one had a big fluffy white malamute brother or something, so again, plenty socialized.
The malamute didn't come near my dog, it just wanted to see what the ruckus was about. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
here is what i received last night though...i mean come on man
I would be stunned if he was convicted. Pit Bulls have a reputation and the owner has to justify why his was not on a leash. Gonna be hard to convince the courts that “fluffy” was a ball of cute and gentleness. [Reply]
Best dog i ever owned (and still own) is my wimpy, girly little poodle thing.
I can communicate with her with just eye looks and hand gestures. She walks so well i practically dont even need a leash. Never tugs, never pulls (unless you ask her to walk in the dirt), always walks at the right pace. A simple call of her name has her running to me no matter what she was doing. The most well mannered, polite dog ive ever encountered and i barely did shit to train her. She just gets it.
On top of that, she's prissy AF. Had no idea dogs could be so....prissy? She wont pee anywhere another dog has been, and absolutely refuses to get her paws dirty.
If you try to walk her into the dirt, she'll fight it. If you do manage to get her into the dirt/mud/water etc, she'll literally stand there with one paw in the air like, "aww hell nah, i am NOT getting my paws dirty". I laugh every time. [Reply]
You're opening yourself up to all kinds of potential legal consequences carrying and potentially using a pistol for dog walks in city limits
Go get the bear/dog spray you were thinking of earlier and that will do just fine... pits aren't grizzly bears who can just stomp through it if the really want to [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chief Ten Beers:
You're opening yourself up to all kinds of potential legal consequences carrying and potentially using a pistol for dog walks in city limits
Go get the bear/dog spray you were thinking of earlier and that will do just fine... pits aren't grizzly bears who can just stomp through it if the really want to
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there's no fucking way any dog on earth isn't stopping after getting shot with a .22
this is not a fucking bear
you really think i need 9mm?
I'm no expert on pit bulls, but I would assume an enraged big, muscular dog like that would react the same as an enraged big, muscular person; it's going to ignore a small wound or just get more pissed off that you shot it. If you hit it with a .22 (unless you get the brain) it might bleed out eventually, but not before it's gone all Ramsey Bolton on you.
If you're worried about getting attacked by squirrels or rabbits, carry a .22. If you're worried about something that can kill and eat you, carry a real gun. [Reply]
